Economic Vitality Committee Agenda and Packet 2024 08 16

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When Boulder announced the closure of the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center and the University of Colorado Boulder South tennis courts for housing development and floodplain mitigation, it left the city's racket sports community desperately searching for an alternative. A previous proposal in Gunbarrel, the Tennis Center of the Rockies, has been tabled due to strong opposition from the neighboring community, and the owners recently put the plot of land backup for sale. Steve LeBlang, a Boulder resident and tennis enthusiast, believes he may have just the remedy for a county that's starving for more recreational opportunities. He said he's found a prime spot for a public -private venture with the Harney-Lastoka Open Space, located near Colo. 42 and South Boulder Road, on a plot of land between Louisville and Lafayette. He hopes to build a facility that houses eight indoor tennis courts, 12 outdoor tennis courts and eight covered pickleball courts. "It's a perfect location," LeBlang said. "It's flat. It's on Highway 42. It has turn lanes. It has a signal there already. It has an entrance. A lot of the infrastructure, there's utilities, water and sewer already available. You don't have to bring anything. ... I can't think of a better location." The plot, which sits directly across Courtesy Road from a shopping center that includes Ziggi's Coffee and Moe's Bagels, already houses softball fields, a community garden and a water treatment facility.